Balmain New Chief Designer

As expected, the French high fashion house Balmain (Balmain) recently appointed Olivier Routh (Olivier Rousteing) as the chief designer of the brand, who took over the former designer Christopher Christophe Decarnin.

Olivier Routh, who worked in Roberto Cavalli (Roberto Cavalli) for 5 years, joined Balmain in 2009 and was responsible for women's wear design studio.

Christopher Di canning worked for Balmain for 5 years, during which he established an aesthetic of rock and roll fashion for Balmain fashion house and increased the fame of the brand.

But in the Balmain brand 2011 autumn and winter show, people could not see Decarnin's figure. Balmain, chairman and chief executive Alan Hai Fu Lin, said designers were too tired to design the series.

Another source said the designer was admitted to hospital 3 months ago because of depression.

Of course, there are also rumors that Diego and Hai Fu Lin two people in the company's strategy and brand development direction of too much difference.

He believes that Olivier Routh will bring new opportunities to the brand, and Olivier Routh said he will always abide by the style of Pierre Balmain.

The Balmain brand was founded in 1945. After the designer Pierre Balmain (Pierre Balmain), the American designer Oscar de Oscar Renta served as the designer for 10 years until 2002.